The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and allied forces have captured the important ruby-mining town of Mogok in northern Mandalay Region.
According to the TNLA’s information team, the town fell under its control after the last junta tactical hilltop base was seized on Wednesday.
Photos and video posted on Facebook by the groups involved showed residents welcoming them with flowers as they entered the town.
The TNLA-led coalition said they attacked three junta positions—a police station and the Infantry Battalion 71 and 88 bases—in eastern Mogok on Tuesday.
At least 19 junta troops were captured during those operations, according to the TNLA’s information team.
The regime’s heavy artillery fire on residential areas has killed at least 10 civilians and injured many others in eastern Mogok over the past week, residents said.
Mogok Township has a population of around 168,000, nearly. . .
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